Torpedo and fusee holder.



S. S. GREEN.

TORPEDO AND FUSEE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1914.

Patented July 28, 1914 SHERMAN S. GREEN, OF SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON.

TORPEDO AND FUSEE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1914 Application filed January 24, 1914. Serial No.814,068.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERMAN S. GREEN, of Snohomish, in the county ofSnohomish and State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Torpedo and Fusee Holders; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive holder for torpedoes and fusees, whereby danger of 1njurywill be avoided in carrying them about.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a view in perspective. 1 Fig. 2is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a rearelevation.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a body which is shown ascomposed of a plate having its upper and lower ends 9. and 3 bent atright. angles thereto and paralleh, ing each other. In the upper end 2are circular openings 4 to accommodate the body portions of two fusees,while in the lower end 3 are relatively small openings 5 to receive thepointed ends of the fusees.

6 is a chamber for the torpedoes. It is shown as mounted on the lowerend 3 of plate 1, which end is, in consequence, of somewhat greaterwidth than the upper end 2. This torpedo chamber is shown in the form ofa single plate having its sides bent back upon itself, but leavingbetween themselves and the body of the plate sufficient room toaccommodate the torpedoes, and likewise suflicient space between thelongitudinal edges of the bent over sides to permit the operator toreadily engage the tor-. pedoes and move them upwardly in the chamberand out of the upper end thereof. This chamber is connected at its upperend by a brace 7 to plate 1 so as to be perfectly rigid with respect tothe fusee holder. The lower end 3 forms the bottom of the torpedochamber. The distance between the upper end of the latter and the upperend-plate 2 is sufficient to allow of the easy insertion and removal ofthe torpedoes.

\Vith a device thus constructed torpedoes and fusees may be safelycarried about from place to place and held conveniently at hand readyfor use without danger of anybody being injured by the torpedoes or thesharp points of the fusees.

To enable the device to be readily attached to a lantern I provide plate1 on its rear with means for that purpose. I have shown two hooks 8secured to plate 1 and an eye 9 through which a wire or cord 10 may bepassed for readily tying the device in place on a lantern.

The advantages of my invention will be readily appreciated by thoseskilled. in the art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A fusee and torpedo holder comprising a body having upper and lowerforwardly projecting portions provided with openings to accommodatefusees, and a torpedo chamber mounted on said lower portion and spacedfrom said body, said chamher being open at its upper end and formed inits front with a longitudinal slot, said lower forwardly projectingportion of the body forming the bottom for said torpedo chamber.

2. A fusee and torpedo holder comprising a plate having upper and lowerforwardly extended parallel portions formed with openings to accommodatefusees, a chamber mounted on said lower portion and consisting of aplate bent back upon itself at its sides with an intervening spacebetween its longitudinal edges, and a braceconnecting said latter plateto the first mentioned plate.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

SHERMAN S. GREEN.

Witnesses:

HYMAN ZErrLnn, JAMES MGGALL.

